Early voting in Indiana’s primary election underway in Marion County
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Early voting for Indiana’s May 2024 primaries started on April 9.
The first polls in Marion County opened at 8 a.m. April 9 at the City-County Building. It will be the only place Marion County residents can cast early votes until April 27. The building is open for voting from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays. The Marion County Clerk’s Office announced April 23 that it will add weekend voting hours on April 9, and extend its hours from 8 a.m.-6 p.m. on weekdays beginning April 29. On May 6, the clerk’s office will be open for voting from 8 a.m.-noon.
From 11 a.m.-6 p.m. April 27, Marion County residents can vote at any of the nine early-voting satellite sites:
- Decatur Township Government Center.
- Franklin Township Government Center.
- International Marketplace Coalition in Pike Township.
- Metropolitan School District of Lawrence’s Education & Community Center.
- Perry Township Government Center.
- St. Luke’s United Methodist Church in Washington Township.
- Thatcher Park Community Center in Wayne Township.
- Warren Township Government Center.
Local, state, and federal primaries are all represented on the ballot this May.
Indiana requires a government-issued photo ID to vote.
Although voters can still cast a vote in the presidential primaries the presumptive nominees are President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, setting up a rematch of the 2020 election.
Notable primaries include the Republican race for governor, with six candidates, and the race for Indiana’s 5th Congressional District, where eight candidates are challenging incumbent Victoria Spartz.
Voters can go online to find their polling places and check their registration statuses. Voters can call their county clerk’s offices to find out where early voting is happening.
Early voting statewide will end at noon May 6.
The primary is May 7.
News 8’s Gregg Montgomery contributed to this report.